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Join us at The BEAR for another wonderful installment of our Speaker Series. In the spirit of our current exhibition, The Quilts of Bath County, we are honored to have textile historian Kathleen Curtis Wilson present on the fabric traditions of our region and beyond - especially on the eve of the release of her latest book, The Fabric of Wishful Thinking. Light refreshments will be available. 🎟 Tickets: $10 per person (includes light refreshments) | Seating limited to 50 | Preregistration required To register, please use the link below to pay by credit card. Wilson has been an honorary fellow at Virginia Humanities, Charlottesville, Virginia for thirty years. As a nationally known researcher, writer, editor, and speaker, her work has been recognized in the publication of countless articles in professional publications and four books, including Uplifting the South—Mary Mildred Sullivan’s Legacy for Appalachia and Textile Art from Southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women. She guest curated a multi-venue international exhibition by the same name that completed a two-year tour at the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. A renowned authority on Appalachian crafts, Wilson served as editor of the Craft Section of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Appalachia, (2006), and compliled a history of The Southern Industrial Educational Association, 1905-1926, a digital resource at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Wilson’s third book, Irish People, Irish Linen, published by Ohio University Press, is a seminal study of the globalization of linen produced on the island of Ireland for over 400 years. During her five Having trouble signing up for a ticket? We may be sold out. Please fill out the waitlist form found on this event’s main page or visit bathcountyarts.org/events to join the waitlist. If you have any issues with your reservation, please email director@bathcountyarts.org